St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-12
The Distinguished Frenchman
Not So Well, Though He
Only Needs Rest.
How Aubertin, the Crank,
Managed to Get the Chance
to Shoot Him.
Emperor William and Bis
marck Both Ill--Condition
of the Crown Prince.
Twenty Two Drowned Off
the Orkney Islands, Gen
eral Foreign News.

PARIS, Dec. I'm. Ferry is feverish
to-day and it is feared the wound will
be aggravated. He spent feverish
night, but was able to rise this morning.
He has received thousands of cards and
letters, and senators and deputies of all
parties have called at his residence and
signed the register. Aubertin, when
examined by the juge CONSTRUCTION,
declared that he was an anti-revOlutiOn-
list. Ee said he was sorry he had not
that others would be more successful.
Aubertin is the author of vari-
Gus pamphlets and the inventor
of several machines, the failure
of which has reduced him to
deep poverty, embittered his life and
brought on occasional attacks of insane
exaltatiOn of mind. Radical organs de-
clare that the man Is crank. As pO-
litical assassination is held to be mex
cusable by Radicals. the Journal DIES
Debats and the Republique Franchise
charge the ''demagOgue press" with in
citing Aubertin and they demand an
express law to modify the act of 1881.
Aubertln promises to reveal the names
of his accOmplices Tuesday if the gang
does not attempt to asSaSSinate some OF
fore that day.
At midnight the condition of Nj. Ferry
was less favOia than it had been
throughout the day and evening, owing
in a great measure to the fatigue and
excitement of the day incident to re-
ceiving large number of callers. His
febrile symptoms have very much in
creased.
IN NEED OF REST.
The doctors bulletin regarding the
condition of M. Ferry says that the
echymosis caused by the bullets strik-
ing the chest is spreading over the re-
gions of the heart and liver, and that
the patient is greatly in need of rest.
The usher who carried Aubertin'S
card to NJ. Ferry in the chamber of dep
uties Saturday warned M. Ferry
not to see Aubertin, saying that he did
Ferry was talking with friends at the
time and forgot the warning. When NJ.
Ferry reached the lobby Aubertin gave
him sealed letter, and M. Ferry was
reading the letter when Aubertin fired
the shots. Aubertin had sent to NJ:
Ferry the card of EdOuard
Herve, bearing few words OF
introduction to M. Ferry in favor of
Aubertin. Aubertin also sent in slip
of paper upon which was penciled the
following: "a Lorrainer desires a
short conversation with you and begS
you to come and see him." The revol-
yer with which the shots were fired is
ALMOST A TOY,
being of No. bore. The third shot
grazed M. Ferry's temple. When
seized Aqbertin shouted; Il am Lor,
rainier. | have avenged Lorraine and
am satisfied" NJ. Ferry staggered
when shot, but did not faint. Deputy
De LasSenos, who is a doctor, exam
ined him on the spot and found that his
wounds were not of serious nature,
although had the would-be assassin
pointed his revolver less Slantingly they
would probably have been fatal. Dur
ing his examination Aubertin said. 'On
Tuesday Charles Ferry and Fer
ron will be aSSasSinated. In Au-
bertin's pOcketbOok was found
a note of the days programme.
He had written: II shall send i'll
Herve's card; that will bring the secret
agent of. the Orleans family rushing to-
ward me-" The prisoner appears to be
impecuniOus. He tried to borrow money
to go to Versailles during the congress,
his intention being to shoot NJ. Ferry if
the latter were elected president.
HERvE INDIGNANT.
M. Herve called upon M. Ferry imme-
diately after the shooting. He was in
dignant that his card had been used by
Aubertin. The attempt upon M. Ferry
has created reaction in his
favor, which is likely to dispel
the cloud of unpOpularity surrounding
him. Aubertin is a man of fifty-three
years, short in stature, with gray hair.
He was recognized by several journal
lists as having given them ridiculous
pamphlets. A friend of Charles Ferry
states that short time ago he overheard
in cafe group of men, who were evil
IDENTIFY revOlutioniStS, discussing some
subject, when one of them remarked
that measures had been taken to put
Jules Ferry out of the way soon.
A number of copies of the FerryiSt
paper, La Republique Franchise, were
found, annotated and marked,
in Aubertin's garnet in the
PaIais Royal, where he lived
with an elderly woman, who had sunk
her fortune in his numerous schemes to
make money Aubertin's father was
fllemaker at Robach. He failed in
business and hanged himself. Aubertin's
violent. whimsical temper drove his
wife to seek divorce. On one occasion
he tried to kill her. He has travelled
through Germany, England and Bel
GUM, and has been imprisoned for
blackmail He is an educated man and
has published number of school
books. His landlady says that his mis-
fortunes maddened him and that he is a
dangerous lunatic.